STANTON COUNTY, Neb. — A Nebraska Sheriff's office cited two men for allegedly hunting a bald eagle with the intention of cooking and eating the national bird.
The Stanton County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at the Wood Duck Recreation Area in Stanton County in eastern Nebraska at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Law enforcement found two men – Ramiro Hernandez-Tziquin, 20 and Domingo Zetino-Hernandez, 20 – in possession of a dead bald eagle.
The Sheriff's office cited both men for unlawful possession of the eagle, and Hernandez-Tziquin was also charged for not having a driver's license. Nebraska Game and Parks took custody of the rifle used to kill the eagle as well as the bird's carcass.
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